Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Finished Projects
Signe (Mark Making)
Pinwheel (Color Value)
Man Comes From Nature (Still Life)
Blank (Windows & Doors)
Friday, February 3, 2012
Final Independent Project
This term in IDP I've learned a lot about perspective. I always thought I was good at looking at something and drawing it spot on, but after this term I leaned that that's not the case for me at all. Drawing the table during a drawing from observation was a lot more tricky than I had intended for it to be. A little bit after I started drawing I knew something was off, but I wasn't sure what or why because it looked exactly how I was seeing it. The problem though was the way I see things are a lot different than how I draw them. I learned the trick of using my pencil and lining it up with a point and seeing how that point relates to another point (to see how much bigger or smaller a point to point is in relation to another point to point.) I learned this year in my sketchbook that I really love exploring pictures with words to create a deeper meaning. This year I also worked hard trying to just do a project instead of planning out everything to perfection (because I learned that that doesn't always work, as a picture can change.)
Add on: after telling Ms. Robers my problem I keep encountering she told me that I should write it down and sure enough it's something I've come to realize I need to work on. So here goes: I always start out my projects with zeal and perfection. I have this image of how it will look when it's done and I try so hard to achieve it in the beginning that eventually as I continue on I get so sick of looking at my project and of trying to make it perfect that eventually I either don't get it done or just quickly finish it. (Which leads to me not liking the outcome and feeling let down.)
Developed question: How can we find beauty in a place of destruction?
Add on: after telling Ms. Robers my problem I keep encountering she told me that I should write it down and sure enough it's something I've come to realize I need to work on. So here goes: I always start out my projects with zeal and perfection. I have this image of how it will look when it's done and I try so hard to achieve it in the beginning that eventually as I continue on I get so sick of looking at my project and of trying to make it perfect that eventually I either don't get it done or just quickly finish it. (Which leads to me not liking the outcome and feeling let down.)
Developed question: How can we find beauty in a place of destruction?
Monday, January 23, 2012
Inspiration For Windows/Doors Project
For my painting I would really like to do something with shadows and sunlight changing the color on a wall. I want the room to be minimalistic (maybe white walls with light and dark gray shadows.) Ouside the open window I want it to be green brush and behind that the sea.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Color & Value Research
Paintings:
http://www.americansuburbx.com/wp-content/gallery/edward-hopper/cape-cod-morning.jpg
Drawings:
Edward Hopper, “Cape Cod Afternoon,” 1978
Edward Hopper, “Cape Cod Morning” 1978
Philip Guston, “Painting on Floor,” 1978
The first and second picture seems to have an emphasis on green and landscape and has an almost older feel to them (time period). The last picture seems almost creepy with the red and the crooked flore boards.
Drawings:
Georges Seurat, “Puffers Pond”
Vincent Van Gogh, “Wheat Field with Cypresses at the Haude Galline near Eygalieres”
The first picture looks more gloomy because overall it's darker. The second picture looks more positive because there are more ligher colors than darker ones.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Essential Questions
We can access images of anything via the internet and snap photos with our phones, so why are drawing and painting still viable methods for making images? What can drawing and painting do that digital and photographic media can’t?
Drawing and painting are viable methods for making images because people use it to express themselves and show the world how they see and view a particular thing. Whereas photography is a snapshot of a particular thing through a lens. Though photography is open to different interpretations, this is the case for any type of art, literature, and even everyday situations. Drawing is more open to creative decisions and thoughts though because the artist can put in or take out whatever they want. Drawing and painting is open to interpretation just as photography but some may argue that it can convey deeper meanings by the things that are added or taken away from a photograph.
How can we use the methods, materials, and techniques used by two-dimensional artists today to tell the story of our lives and to address contemporary issues?
Drawing and painting are viable methods for making images because people use it to express themselves and show the world how they see and view a particular thing. Whereas photography is a snapshot of a particular thing through a lens. Though photography is open to different interpretations, this is the case for any type of art, literature, and even everyday situations. Drawing is more open to creative decisions and thoughts though because the artist can put in or take out whatever they want. Drawing and painting is open to interpretation just as photography but some may argue that it can convey deeper meanings by the things that are added or taken away from a photograph.
How can we use the methods, materials, and techniques used by two-dimensional artists today to tell the story of our lives and to address contemporary issues?
Two-dimensional artists today can tell stories about their lives and try to address current issues within society and the world by using different methods, materials, and techniques. One could simply try and draw out their lives but that would be nearly impossible. Instead, if someone is asked to draw out their lives, they would probably try and pick out important things that have effected them. They could then transfer their thoughts onto paper figurally or symbolically. This would be the same case for issues; one could use dark colors or people showing distress on their faces and maybe provide hope or a solution somewhere within the drawing or painting
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Found Marks
1. Dew on the cars from the rain. 11/29/11 at 5:15 a.m.
2. Steam from my shower at school after hockey. 11/29/11 at 7:25
3. Sunset on my way home with lots of pinks and reds, it was really incredible. 11/29/11 4:15
4. Reflection of colorful trees on the Charles River. It was like a colorful picture but not made by humans and it was really beautiful. 11/29/11 at 4:15 p.m.
5. Leaf print in cement outside of my house made by a leaf when they re-paved during the fall a few years ago. 11/29/11 at 4:30 p.m.
6. Trail of pumpkin seeds made from squirrels. 11/30/11 at 7:00 a.m.
7. Toady in art when I looked outside at the roof and there were puddles of water that looked like little ponds made from the rain. 11/30/11 at 8:50 a.m.
8. Footprints made by my dog when I was walking her on Mystic Valley Parkway. 11/30/11 at 7:00 p.m.
9. Canadian Geese poop when I was on a walk with my dog. 11/30/11 at 7:00
10. Stars and moon in the sky. 11/30/11 at 7:55 p.m.
2. Steam from my shower at school after hockey. 11/29/11 at 7:25
3. Sunset on my way home with lots of pinks and reds, it was really incredible. 11/29/11 4:15
4. Reflection of colorful trees on the Charles River. It was like a colorful picture but not made by humans and it was really beautiful. 11/29/11 at 4:15 p.m.
5. Leaf print in cement outside of my house made by a leaf when they re-paved during the fall a few years ago. 11/29/11 at 4:30 p.m.
6. Trail of pumpkin seeds made from squirrels. 11/30/11 at 7:00 a.m.
7. Toady in art when I looked outside at the roof and there were puddles of water that looked like little ponds made from the rain. 11/30/11 at 8:50 a.m.
8. Footprints made by my dog when I was walking her on Mystic Valley Parkway. 11/30/11 at 7:00 p.m.
9. Canadian Geese poop when I was on a walk with my dog. 11/30/11 at 7:00
10. Stars and moon in the sky. 11/30/11 at 7:55 p.m.
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